Tax collections show sharp drop amid looming deficit
Treasury officials warn of a larger deficit as income tax receipts decline for the period. Thursday’s receipts totaled 44,178,143 versus 70,653,867 a year earlier, widening the monthly and fiscal-year gaps and fueling concerns about funding levels and possible tax measures. Senator Watson predicts no tax increases, urging rigid economy.
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Washington
Treasury
Watson
Indiana
East
Middle West
New York
West
Hoover
Congress
Night Knock Sparks Whiskey Haul Suspect Fleeing
In Atlanta a stranger asked to use a phone at County Policeman A H Stovalls home. As the man picked up the receiver Stovall drew his weapon and chased him. The suspect fled in a car containing 25 gallons of whiskey abandoned at the curb.
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Atlanta
A. H. Stovall
Stovall
Mueller German Chancellor Dies in Reichstag Tribute
Berlin March 21 AP. Former German chancellor Hermann Mueller dies at 54 after a long illness. His memory divides foes as Nationalists and Communists boycott a Reichstag memorial session. Mueller’s body will lie in state, cremation planned for March 29, flag at half staff, memorial adjourned.
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Berlin
Mar
Herman Mueller
Mueller
Social-Democratic Party
Flaes
Reichstag
Weather Forecast With Warmer Temperatures Ahead
Rain and warmer conditions expected except in extreme southwest portion Sunday. Monday remains generally fair with rising temperatures. High Friday 49, yesterday 53, lows around 35. Readings taken at 6:60 p.m. daily by T. C. Harris U.S.W.O.
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T. C. Harris
U.S.W.O
Congress debated need for session to aid relief
Washington March 21 Senator Borah Republican Idaho urged congress be in session for further relief for the unemployed citing 6 050 000 out of work last January. Senator Wheeler Democrat Montana accused the administration of suppressing unemployment figures. He said action on a 100 000 000 relief bill or Walsh measure would have passed if figures had been released. Continued on page six.
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Borah Republican
Idaho
Commerce Department
Wheeler
Montana
Berah
Walsh
Massachusetts
The
Montanan
Better Business Indications Seen in Industry Report
A New York AP dispatch notes that statisticians in industry report slow but steady signs of improving business in the last weeks. The thirty first monthly Industrial Conference Board summary cites more than 8,000 firms and notes gains in production from January to February, some upturns in basic industries, and modest retail trade gains yet overall activity below last year.
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New York
Mar
Conference of Statisticians In Industry
National Industrial Conference Board
Government speeds building of new prisons
Federal prison officials announce an accelerated plan to expand facilities to ease overcrowding and prevent outbreaks. The program includes a large penitentiary at Lewisburg and a $2.5 million hospital for the criminally insane at Springfield, with Atlanta and Leavenworth cited as heavily crowded. Bates warns overcrowding will persist despite new construction.
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Washington
Mar
Joliet
Sanford Bates
Prison Bureau
Bates
Atlanta
Leavenworth
Lewisburg
Pennsylvania
Springfield
Missouri
High Speed Aim Of Plane Makers For National Air Races
Cleveland Ohio March 21 Speed of 300 to 400 mile an hour planes is the aim as manufacturers design for the national air races August 29 to September 7 Clifford Henderson managing director said after visits to major plants He noted a 1000 to 1500 horsepower motor under development weighing under a pound per horsepower retractible landing gear wing changes and streamlining to cut resistance and top speed gains from variable pitch propellers He added races on a mile straight course will be electrically timed with rapid calculating machines to show speeds and announcers will read speeds over speakers Spectators will be invited to compete for trophies to promote sport flying and attract buyers
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Cleveland
Ohio
Clifford Henderson
Alford J. Williams
United States Navy
Henderson
Sakers Henderson
Former Capone Henchman Slain In Chicago
Johnny Genaro, former Capone henchman, is found shot seven times in a car at 29th and Normal. Police link him to Yale’s 1928 Brooklyn murder and Belcastro shooting while Eastern authorities review evidence. Genaro had been tied to Capone’s Cabinet City beer operation and to attempted kidnapping of Zuta.
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Mar
Johnny Genaro
Capone South
29Th
Normal Avenue
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Frankie Yale
Brooklyn
New York
James Belcastro
Yale
Capone
Uale
Cabinet City
Wild Bill” Rooney
West Side
Moran-Aiello-Zuta
Tony
Mops) Volpe
Italy
Zuta
Stateville prison blocks deemed impractical by officials
The Stateville prison riot spurred critics to deem the circular "cheese box" blocks impractical. Warden Henry O. Hill and Col. Frank D. Whipp praised a new rectangular block with 580 cells, each cell having a window and direct guard visibility via a central conning tower, reducing surprise from convicts and improving supervision.
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Stateville
Henry O. Hill
Frank D. Whipp
W. Cardy
Zimmerman
Chicago
Col. Whipp
Whipp
Pola Negri Set for Talkies Debut in Hollywood
Hollywood Cal March 21 AP Pola Negri a renowned front page personality plans a talkie comeback after three years away from Hollywood. Once paid 9000 weekly, she left after a Paramount dispute and retirement to France. Her life includes a divorce from Prince Mdivani and links to Chaplin Valentino and others.
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Rudolph Valentino
Peach crop in Spartanburg faces freeze risk tonight
Spartanburg county observers warned the peach crop is in danger as cold rain and a strong wind lash the region. With many orchards in full bloom, the temperature near 34 degrees at 9 o'clock tonight threatens possible damage if freezing occurs before morning.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Spartanburg County
Havana in Fear Reign of Terror
Havana authorities press security as rumors of a 72 hour terror plot surface. Extra troops guard key points, machine gun squads deployed, and the city awaits a possible “zero hour” to see if threats materialize.
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Havana
Machado
Prado
Long refuses to call election in eighth district
Baton Rouge dispatch reports Governor Huey P. Long again stirs Louisiana politics by announcing he will likely not call an election to fill the vacant eighth congressional district seat. He plans to remain as senator elect and not take the Senate oath until after his May 1932 gubernatorial term, despite pressure from leaders to act.
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Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Eighth
James B. Aswell
National Congress
Democratic Party
Long
Senate
Congress
Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern Clubbed by Koenigsberg Police
Berlin March 21 Prince Wilhelm fourth son of the former Kaiser and Paul Goebbels were beaten at Koenigsberg railway station after police broke up a National Socialist demonstration. Police said the prince was struck for not moving on while requests were made to clear the area. A bystander woman was also clubbed as the crowd faced danger from trains.
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Berlin
August Wilhelm
Hohenzollern
Kaiser
Koenigsberg
Paul Goebbels
Adolf Hitler
Parole Board Blamed for Riots by Two Chaplains
Joliet Ill March 21 Two prison chaplains charged the state parole board with responsibility for unrest at Illinois twin penitentiaries during a violent week. The Rev Eligius Weir and the Rev George L Whitmeyer testified amid summons for three parole board members. They charged discrimination against poor convicts and improper influence on paroles.
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Parole Board
Cook County
Chicago
Cairman
Roger Little
W. C. Jones
R. Keen Ryan
Thomas H. Cannon
Whitmeyer
Father Weir
Joseph Coakley
Man Held Without Bond in Fatal Slaying Near Jocassee
Jim Dodgins was held without bond by a coroner's jury in Walhalla South Carolina after being charged with the murder of Fred Brown, a 45 year old farmer. Oliver Palley testified Brown named Dodgins as the shooter before dying at his summer camp near Jocassee. Brown and Dodgins had previous quarrels and Brown had once employed Dodgins.
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Walhalla
S. C
Jim Dodgins
Fred Brown
Dodgins
Olliver Palley
Brown
Jocassee
Midget Cars Dunked In St Louis Garage Pricing
A St Louis garage advertises its car washing pricing with a scale based on size. The notice states Cars washed cost one dollar while midget cars are billed at fifty cents. The quirky ad markets its service by the relative size of the vehicle being cleaned.
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